Greetings from Dallas, Texas: My flight this morning from snowy Philadelphia was delayed just long enough to cause me to miss my connecting flight from Atlanta to Dallas Love Field. Fortunately, Delta re-booked me on the very next flight, allowing me to arrive just in time for this evening's 2016 AJEI Summit planning meeting.

On Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday night, I will be traveling home to Philadelphia. On Wednesday morning, I have a Pa. Superior Court oral argument. As a result, blogging will be on a limited schedule through Wednesday afternoon.Posted at 11:35 PM by Howard Bashman

Sunday, January 24, 2016

Programming note: I will be traveling to Dallas, Texas during the day on Monday, to attend a planning session on Monday evening for the 2016 AJEI Summit, which will be occurring in November 2016 in my hometown of Philadelphia.

On Tuesday morning, I will be at the at the SMU Dedman School of Law in Dallas for a continuation of the AJEI Summit planning session.

On Wednesday morning, following my return home late Tuesday night, I will be presenting an appellate oral argument on behalf of the plaintiffs-appellees in this case to a three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

As a result, new posts will not appear here until Monday afternoon or evening. On Tuesday, appellate-related updates are likely to appear only at this blog's Twitter feed. And on Wednesday, new posts are unlikely to appear until late in the afternoon, although appellate-related retweets may appear at this blog's Twitter feed throughout the day. If you don't already follow "How Appealing" on Twitter, you can do so via this link.Posted at 11:23 PM by Howard Bashman

Sunday, January 24, 2016

"Family's fight over vacation land goes to U.S. Supreme Court": Bruce Vielmetti of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an article that begins, "Wisconsin is full of stories about cabin owners at odds with shoreland conservation and development rules. But only one has made it to the U.S. Supreme Court. Earlier this month, the justices agreed to hear the Murr family's claim that St. Croix County effectively took its property without compensation."Posted at 09:00 PM by Howard Bashman

Sunday, January 24, 2016

"Superior Court throws out some charges against former PSU administrators": Paula Reed Ward of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has an article that begins, "The state Superior Court on Friday dismissed several criminal counts against three former Penn State administrators charged as part of the Jerry Sandusky sex assault case, finding that they were not properly represented by the university's general counsel during their own grand jury testimony."

"Pa. Justices To Rehear More Than 25 Cases From 2015": Matt Fair of Law360.com has an article (subscription required for full access) that begins, "The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has hit the reset button on nearly 30 cases left undecided at the end of 2015 in order to work around the suspension of Justice J. Michael Eakin and to allow input from three new justices who took the bench earlier this month."

"Tight three-way race so far for SC Supreme Court justice seat; 'Only the good Lord knows who will win'; Hard-fought contest will end Feb. 3 when lawmakers vote": The State of Columbia, South Carolina has this report.

"Symposium on 'Invisible Justices'": Friday at "Dorf on Law," Eric Segall had a post that begins, "On February 11, the Georgia State University Law Review is hosting a comprehensive symposium on Supreme Court transparency."

Segall writes that "C-Span is considering covering the event." As someone who won't be attending the event in person, it would be great if C-SPAN made video of the event more widely available.Posted at 09:57 AM by Howard Bashman

"California Supreme Court to review opinion in UCLA stabbing case": Stephen Ceasar of The Los Angeles Times has an article that begins, "The California Supreme Court agreed Thursday to review an appellate court decision that public colleges and universities have no responsibility to protect students from violence committed by other students on campus."Posted at 10:38 PM by Howard Bashman

"Kansas Court of Appeals splits on constitutionality of 'dismemberment' abortion ban; Shawnee County District Court ruling stopping the ban stands": Justin Wingerter of The Topeka Capital-Journal has this report.

"Whitesboro, N.Y., in Reversal, Will Change a Logo Called Racist": Marc Santora will have this article in Saturday's edition of The New York Times.Posted at 10:32 PM by Howard Bashman

Friday, January 22, 2016

"Supreme Court Asked to Review Batmobile Copyright Dispute; A mechanic warns the justices about the danger of letting a legal decision in favor of Warner Bros. stand": Eriq Gardner has this post at the "THR, Esq." blog of The Hollywood Reporter.Posted at 10:27 PM by Howard Bashman

Friday, January 22, 2016

"Justice Breyer Is Dying For A Case That Will Kill The Death Penalty For Good: He's ready." Cristian Farias of The Huffington Post has this report.Posted at 10:24 PM by Howard Bashman

"Presidential Candidates, Silent on Presidential Power": Charlie Savage will have this news analysis in the Sunday Review section of this upcoming Sunday's edition of The New York Times.Posted at 07:00 PM by Howard Bashman

Friday, January 22, 2016

"Scalia clerk shares softer side of justice known for fiery opinions": Jeff Bell has this article online today at Columbus (Ohio) Business First.Posted at 04:06 PM by Howard Bashman

Friday, January 22, 2016

"Want to get your case to the Supreme Court? New study tells you which lawyers to hire." Alison Frankel's "On the Case" from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today.

"Judges press Utah about polygamy ban in 'Sister Wives' case": The Associated Press has a report that begins, "An effort to decriminalize polygamy by the family from the TV show 'Sister Wives' reached its highest level of the legal system so far Thursday as federal appeals judges questioned a lawyer for Utah about whether the state needs to ban plural marriages."Posted at 10:40 PM by Howard Bashman

Thursday, January 21, 2016

"The court and the world: American law and the new global realities; A conversation with Justice Stephen Breyer." Dahlia Lithwick and Benjamin Wittes conducted this interview (audio available) of Justice Stephen G. Breyer earlier this afternoon at the Brookings Institution.Posted at 04:08 PM by Howard Bashman

"Robots Could Make the Supreme Court More Transparent; Computer models can determine the authorship of unsigned legal decisions with startling accuracy": Adrienne LaFrance of The Atlantic has this report.Posted at 01:32 PM by Howard Bashman